Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23040 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-384 Year-2025 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Kumar Rai S/o Yogeshwar Ray R/o Village- Shekhpura, P.S- Amnour, Distt.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No.384 of 2025 instituted under Sections 30(a), 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on getting secret information regarding illegal trade and business of liquor at Village Shalkhua, the police party reached near RSK Global School located in village Salkhua and recovered 120 liters of illicit country made liquor and a Passion Pro motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR04-AR-2739.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the Mahal Chaukidar who had inimical terms with the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has no connection with the other coaccused persons of this case and with the ulterior motive, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23040 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 name of petitioner has been implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that except the disclosure statement of the Mahal Chaukidar, there is no material against the petitioner and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent, in which he is on bail and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and nature of allegation leveled against the petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Special Judge Excise, Saran at Chapra/ concerned Court in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No.384 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T